Improvement in automatic fans



MARTIN LOCHNER.

Improvement in Automatic Fans.

Patented Oct. 24,1871.

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MARTIN LOOHNEB, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IMPRQVEMENT IN AUTOMATIC FANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 120,293, dated October24, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, MARTIN LOGHNER, of Newark, in the county of Essex andState of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Automatic Fan; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingforming part of this specification, in which drawing- Figure 1represents a longitudinal vertical section of my invention. Fig. 2 is asectional plan or top view of the same, the line 00 m, Fig. 1,indicating the plane of section.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in the combination of a water-wheel with a fanand a bedstead, the fan beng mounted adjustably on the shaft of the,water-wheel, or on a prolongation of said shaft which extends over thebedstead in a longitudi nal direction in such a manner that, byadmitting water to the wheel, a rapid revolving motion is imparted tothe fan; and by adjusting the fan on its shaft the current of aircreated by the fan can be thrown upon any part of the bed or of theperson occupying the same.

In the drawing, A designates a bedstead, with which is combined a frame,B, that forms the bearing forashaft, O. This shaft extends through a boxor flume, D, which incloses a water-wheel, E, of any suitableconstruction, and which connects, by means of a pipe, F, with a hydrant,or with a reservoir containing a supply of water, and situated at suchan elevation that when said pipe is opened the water will rush down uponthe wheel E with sufficient force to impart to the same a rapidrevolving motion. A stop-cock, it, serves to open and close the pipe F.The shaft (J extends over the bedstead in a longitudinal direction, andon it is mounted a fan-blower, G, of any suitable construction, in sucha manner that it can be adjusted on the shaft over any portionof thebedstead. The wings or buckets of the fan-blower ought to be soconstructed that the current of air produced by the same is throwndownward. If desired, the shaft 0 may be made in sections, which can bereadily connected by suitable couplings, or disconnected when it isdesired to remove a portion of the shaft. From the flume D extends apipe, H, to the sink or sewer, to carry off the tail-water. By thisarrangement a small supply of water is sufficient to impart to thefan-blower G a rapid revolving motion, and by adjusting the fan in theproper position over the bedstead a current of air will be produced,which will agreeably cool the person occupying the bedstead and whichwill efi'ectually drive ofl' mosquitos and flies.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The fan-wheel Gr, shaft 0, and water-wheel E, arranged to operate inconnection with the flume D, supply-pipe F, and exit-pipe or opening H,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

This specification signed by me this 15th day of September, 1871.

M. LOGHNER.

Witnesses W. HAUFF,

O. WAHLERS. (165)

